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Some of you may have heard of Resurrection Eggs. They are put out by Family Life. Essentially they are a way to tell the story of the Resurrection to kids using plastic eggs filled with objects. Each egg contains a small object that symbolizes a different part of the story.

We took our set of Resurrection Eggs out of the closet a bit early this year. You see, we are planning an outreach event at our house and planned to use the eggs for our activity.

Teresa and Jesse can't get enough of these eggs! They are constantly taking the carton down and opening all of them to see what's inside. We've gone over and over the story. We had gone over them for maybe the sixth time when Teresa asked, "Mom, why did Jesus have to die anyway?" Hmmm...something is not getting through.

As I prayed about how to share the gospel with Teresa it occured to me that the eggs only told part of the story. They told of the events surrounding the resurrection but they didn't tell of the begininning and they certainly didn't address the end, which is the best part!

I decided to re-create the object lesson. Here is what the Lord laid on my heart. Its my prayer that you can use this to teach your little ones the whole story. Yes, He's alive. But we are free AND He's coming back!




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Sharing the GOOD NEWS of Easter

1. Dark Blue--God created the world. Gen 1:1, 27 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. In his own image he created them, male and female he created them. Object: World

2. Dark Purple--Man sinned. Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Object: Snake

3. Bright Yellow--Sin separates man from God. Isaiah 59:2 But your sins have separated you from your God. They have caused him to turn his face away from you. So he won’t listen to you. Object: Broken heart

4. Orange--Man cannot obey the Law. Galations 3:23-24 Before faith in Christ came, we were held prisoners by the law. We were locked up until faith was made known. So the law was put in charge until Christ came. He came so that we might be made right with God by believing in Christ. Object: Tablet of Law

5. Bright Green--God sent his Son to save us. John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world. He sent his Son to save the world through him. Object: Gift

6. Bright Pink--Jesus lived a perfect, sinless life. He fulfilled the law.
2 Corinthians 5:21 Christ didn’t have any sin. But God made him become sin for us. So we can be made right with God because of what Christ has done for us. Object: Gold Star

7. Light Pink--Jesus was beaten and nailed to the cross. Mark 10:33-34a “ We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law; and they will sentence Him to death and will hand Him over to the Gentiles. They will make fun of Him and spit on Him, and whip Him and kill Him… Object: Whip and Nails

8. Light Green--Jesus died and was placed in a sealed tomb. Matthew 27:64-66 So give the order to make the grave secure unitl the third day. If you don’t, His disciples might come and steal Him away…Pilate said to them, “Take some guards with you. Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” And they went and made the grave secure. They put a seal on the stone and placed guards on duty. Object: Rock

9. Clear glitter--Jesus conquered death! Matthew 28:5-6 the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying.” Object: Empty!

10. Light Blue--Jesus heals our relationship with God. Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced through for our sin, He was crushed because we had done what was evil; He was punished to make us whole again, and by his wounds we are healed. Object: Band-Aid

11. Light Purple-- Jesus will come again. Luke 21:27-28 “At that time they will see the son of Man coming in a cloud. He will come with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up. Hold your head up with joy and hope. The time when you will be set free will be very close.” Object: Cotton ball

12. Swirled--We have work to do before He returns. Matthew 24:14, 28:19 “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the whole world; to all the nations. Then the end will come. Go, and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Object: Bible